Position Title: Lead Full Stack Engineer
Location: McLean, VA (Remote – Preferred DMV / East Coast Time Zone)
Clearance Requirements: U.S. Citizenship required (due to federal contract compliance requirements)
Position Status: Contract-to-Hire
Pay Rate: $80–$100/hr W2 (flexible based on experience)
Position Description:
We are seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to support a high-impact, federal-aligned platform engineering initiative. In this role, you will partner with software development teams to enable adoption of a modern cloud platform, improve engineering workflows, and support application migration efforts across complex enterprise environments. This is a customer-facing technical leadership role that requires deep expertise across full-stack development, cloud architecture, DevOps practices, and distributed systems. You will work directly with engineering teams to understand their environments, evaluate system architecture, and design scalable onboarding and migration paths to the platform. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced, agile environments and brings a strong combination of hands-on engineering depth and the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with engineering teams to assess application architectures, development environments, and deployment workflows
- Design and implement onboarding and migration strategies to support platform adoption at scale
- Provide technical leadership across cloud architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
- Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, and deployment issues across distributed systems
- Guide best practices in scalable system design, microservices, and cloud-native architecture
- Develop technical documentation, onboarding guides, and engineering best practices
- Lead technical discussions and act as a trusted advisor to engineering stakeholders
- Partner cross-functionally to resolve complex technical and integration challenges
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and accelerate prototyping
- Support continuous improvement of developer experience and platform adoption
Required Skills/Education:
- 7+ years of software engineering experience building full-stack applications
- Strong programming experience in TypeScript, Golang, and/or Python
- 5+ years of experience with AWS cloud services and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Flux, or similar deployment automation tools
- 4+ years of experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
- 4+ years of experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
- 4+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK, or similar tools)
- 4+ years of experience with observability tools such as AWS CloudWatch, Grafana, or New Relic
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, and software architecture patterns
- Experience using AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Windsurf
- Strong communication and technical leadership skills
- Ability to thrive in agile, fast-paced, customer-facing environments
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building or supporting Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) or developer enablement tools
- Experience with AWS services including EKS, EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, and SNS
- Experience writing technical documentation for engineering audiences
- Strong troubleshooting skills across code, infrastructure, and deployment pipelines
- Prior experience in platform engineering, solutions engineering, or professional services roles
About Seneca Resources
At Seneca Resources, we are more than just a staffing and consulting firm, we are a trusted career partner. With offices across the U.S. and clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to government organizations, we provide opportunities that help professionals grow their careers while making an impact. When you work with Seneca, you're choosing a company that invests in your success, celebrates your achievements, and connects you to meaningful work with leading organizations nationwide. We take the time to understand your goals and match you with roles that align with your skills and career path. Our consultants and contractors enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plans, and the support of a dedicated team who will advocate for you every step of the way. Seneca Resources is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
